(Bob) Ney resigns from 2 committee posts

[wicket]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_on_go_co/ney_committees

Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record), who has agreed to plead guilty to federal corruption charges, stepped down from two House committee positions Monday but did not say whether he would leave Congress.

The Ohio Republican said in two letters to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., that he would immediately give up his positions as chairman of the Housing and Community Opportunity subcommittee, which oversees the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and as head of the Franking Commission, which governs lawmakers' use of public money to express opinions in mailings.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett called on Ney to resign Friday, soon after it was announced that Ney would plead guilty to making false statements and conspiracy to commit fraud, make other false statements and violate U.S. lobbying restrictions. The congressman is expected to plead guilty Oct. 13.

Ney has not participated in House floor votes since Sept. 12, House records show. The House returns to session Tuesday. When asked if Ney was working Monday, his chief of staff, David Popp, said he could not comment on whether Ney would return to his elected duties before his term expires in January. Ney earlier dropped his re-election bid.

[Monkeyman]

1. Take right way out leave and never come back

[Greeby]

2. Don't go away mad, Bob, just go away

:toast:

[wicket]

3. LOL!!!

:D

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. Not good enough

He's an admitted felon. Only his immediate resignation is acceptable.

[babylonsister]

5. Does he have the choice of staying in Congress? I think not. nt

[Monkeyman]

11. Hastert well do everything to keep him

[Robbien]

6. The Democrats were going to be all over this issue

if Ney didn't step down. I would expect the GOP had one of their arm twisting meetings with Ney to make him sign these resignation letters.

[gratuitous]

7. Bob, say it ain't so!

Hang in there, Mr. Ney! We all, every last one of us at DU, give your protestations of innocence the exact same credibility today as we did when they were made, months ago. We've never wavered in in our trust of your word, and see no reason to change our minds now, even after your guilty plea.

Keep fighting the good fight, Mr. Ney! Don't let us down.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Hey, Bob, you need to resign as well. You know, family values and all

that crap.

[warrens]

9. His next committee will be the Spring Social in Cell Block C

I predict he will be in charge of decorations and an assistant in the gown acquisition area.

[VegasWolf]

10. Hey Ney, don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out!! nt

[TankLV]

22. Yeah - save it for your cellmate!

[oasis]

12. He can concentrate on getting a copywrite for the word "freedom fries".

:rofl:

[Elidor]

13. When's the perp walk?

I love me some republicans going to prison! :bounce:

And by all means, Bob, stick around for the november election.

[mikelgb]

14. will they let him keep his...

hideous hog-hair rug in the slammer?

[Hepburn]

24. OMG...

...that thing looks like some animal crawled on his head and DIED there. UGH......:puke:

[Joanne98]

15. So! He's chairman of the HUD committee too.

He always at the center of the crimewave!

[happydreams]

16. Yey or Ney

It's yer choice to stay or leave Bob, but it shouldn't be.

[zbdent]

17. "did not say whether he would leave Congress" - buddy,

you're leaving Congress ... just ask Jim Traficant ...

[texpatriot2004]

18. Good Riddance! nm

[Stevepol]

19. Does this mean HR550 will come to the floor now?

I'd heard this earlier, that the only thing keeping the Rush Holt bill from making it to the floor was Ney since he's head of the committee the bill would have to come thru to be voted on.

Maybe now that Ney is out for good, the bill will come to the floor for a vote.

[onehandle]

20. Fight, Bob, Fight! Keep your office!

Elected Republican criminals are the Democrats best friends.

Ride it out until the election and be one of our many human pin cushions.

[Blue_Tires]

21. the sad part is

ney will resurface five years from now as a K Street lobbyist or 'consultant' and end up making more $$$$ than he ever did

[wicket]

23. kick

:kick:

[bdamomma]

25. he will give up 2 posts but he can keep his job

he wants a paycheck, but keep the criminals in the House. What bs.

[NJmaverick]

26. CULTURE OF CORRUPTION!

The Republican leadership in Washington didn't even demand his resignation.

[habitual]

27. WHAT?? this guy hasn't left congress yet? AND the repubs don't mind?

BULLSHIT!!!

Shows what the repubs consider to be good and moral qualities.

[wicket]

28. kick

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